Vikram Solanki
Vikram Singh Solanki
Born: 1 April 1976, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Major Teams: Worcestershire, England.
Known As: Vikram Solanki
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
ODI Debut: England v South Africa at Bloemfontein, Standard Bank Series, 1999/00
Latest ODI: England v Zimbabwe at Harare, 3rd ODI, 1999/00
NBC Denis Compton Award 1996
Career Statistics:
TESTS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave Best 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 20/02/2000)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 8 7 1 96 24 16.00 62.74 0 0 2 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(1995 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 142 235 18 7826 185 36.06 14 42 176 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 937.1 193 3300 72 45.83 5-69 3 1 78.0 3.52
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1993 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 181 158 16 3774 120* 26.57 3 21 61 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 82.3 454 10 45.40 2-40 0 0 49.5 5.50
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Despite having collected more than 60 first-class wickets up to the start of
the 2001 season, Vikram Solanki is much more a batsman than an all-rounder.
His off-spin is becoming an increasingly rare sight on cricket fields as the
talented Worcestershire player concentrates on his batting. Indeed, in the
2000 season he bowled only 62 overs in the County Championship, picking up
just six wickets. But he made up for that with his wristy strokeplay; he hit
1,062 championship runs at an average of more than 46 with his top score an
unbeaten 161.
Solanki's highest first-class score, however, came the previous season when
he amassed 171 against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham. He totalled more than
1,300 first-class runs that season, averaging 40.57. The Indian-born Solanki
made his one-day debut for Worcestershire in 1993, but had to wait another
two years before making his first-class debut. But by then he had already
caught the eye of international selectors. He toured with England Under-18s
to South Africa in 1992/93 and took part in the ICC Youth Tournament in
Denmark in 1994. He went with England Under-19s to the West Indies in
1994/95.
Solanki stepped up to the England A team for the tour of Zimbabwe and
South Africa in 1998/99, and the following winter went with them to
Bangladesh and New Zealand, where he topped the batting averages with 597
first-class runs at 59.7. But the final elevation came the following winter
when he travelled with the full England squad to South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Much to his disappointment, however, he failed to build a decent innings in
eight One-Day Internationals (24 was his top score) and even his normally
outstanding fielding (he is marvellous in the slips) fell below its usual
standard. The following winter he was back with the A team, taking part in
the Busta Cup competition in the West Indies. (Graham Holburn, Copyright
CricInfo 2001)
Last Updated: Saturday, 09-Nov-2002 02:43:59 GMT
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